Wire clamp



c. J. HOLM WIRE CLAMP Oct. 1, 1929.

Filed May 2Q Patented Oct. 1 1929 g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARL JULIANUS HOLM, OF TRONDHJEM, NORWAY WIRE CLAMP Application fi led May 20, 1929, Serial No. 364,646, and in Germany October 11, 1926.

The present invention has for its object a Wire against the conical inside surface of device for clamping two wires or two parts the said conical channel.

of the same wire together, with the object of After the conical plug has been hammered connecting two pieces of wire with each other in, the end of the wire is cut flush with the 01' to form a, loop at the; end of a wire or to broad 811d Of channel 3, S0 that 110 part Of secure the end of a wire to a thimble. Wire eXteIldS h y ndt C e The device in accordance with the present The best Qbtalnfifd the P invention comprises a b d f iron, t l or is formed of a material which is softer than other suitable material provided with two the f 0f the WIre (s0ft 1ron,- copper,

10 approximately parallel channels, through alumlnlum the as this acts to (113- which the wire or wires to be clamped may tnbut? the pressure between the P and be passed, the axis of at least one of said the i Strands more ychannels being curved, whereas on the other 01mm} v v hand at least one of the channels is made A d i for Clamping the end t i of 13 conical on part of its length. For certain a l In the form of 9 compnsmg a purposes both of the channels in said body of umtary eye membe? havmg an external metal may be given aconical shape on part penphelal. groove formed about 3 9nd of their len th, and also in some cases both t Sald member bung formed wlth d channels ma v be, formed with a curved axis. Jacent bores p t through Its opposlte On the drawin two embodiments of the d the arxes 0t wlnch bomsfnerge h invention are ilhfstmted. axis of said groove at opposite ends of said Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal sectional view groove one of 531d bales being flared ward the end of the said member throu 'h g p gg f gzi gg m accordance with which said bore opens, and a tapered pliig g 2 is a Side View of the same adapted to be buried within the spread The thimble in accordance with Figs. 1 strands at the end of a cable after the latter has been passed throu h said bores and i 2 compnses a block of metal l.provlde.d around said groove with its end adjacent with a. curved channel 2 and a straight con1 said flared bore said lug affordin means cal channel 3 approximately parallel to part for Wedging Said g end fi said of the curved channel 2. flared b0re P f y member 4 a s, a ushapefi In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. semi-circular cross section, is formed inte' CARL JULIANUS HOLM grally with the block 1 in such a manner that the channel of the said eye member forms a continuation of the channels 2 and 3 in block 1.

In order to fasten a wire to the said -thim ble, the wire 5 is passed through channel 2 40 round the eye member 4 so as to fit into the channel thereof, and then the free end of the wire is passed through the conical channel 3 so that a short piece of the wire extends beyond the broad end of said conical channel.

Now the core of the wire is removed on I a certain length from the free end inwards and a conical plug 6 is driven into the wire from that end, as illustrated on the drawing so as to press the strands of the 

